[asterisk-users] Mailing a fax with mutt does not succeed

[Ishfaq Malik]

On Wed, 2013-06-19 at 13:03 -0500, Daniel - Asterisk wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>  
> I'm trying to send a received fax with mutt, when I try it from the
> Linux shel it works, but when trying with Asterisk's System command it
> doesn't.
>  
> Successful Linux command: 
> echo | mutt -s "New fax" earohuanca at gmail.com
> -a /tmp/faxes/201306191111.tif
>  
> Unsuccessful Asterisk Command:
> same => n,System(mutt -s "New fax" elder.arohuanca at gmail.com -a
> ${FAXDEST}/${tempfax}.tif)
>  
> I'm using Asterisk 1.8.19.0 on Debian 6.0.6, Asterisk was installed by
> root.
>  
> Any hint will be appreciated.
>  
> Elder D. Arohuanca
> Lima - Peru
> 
> --
I' though I sent this once already but here goes again...

Have you tried changing to asterisk user and then do the same command?

i.e.

sudo su asterisk

You may find that the asterisk user doesn't have a full shell
environment and you will ahve to set one using

chsh

Regards

Ish

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